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“The women had very little time together before the
administrator felt it best that we leave, Judge. It was a rather
upsetting discovery for Ms. Bates, as you can well imagine.
Mr. Reynolds, the administrator, was concerned for the
welfare of Emily Bates. He was to contact his superiors
regarding the situation, but it’s been a number of days since
we first became aware of this situation and we have heard
nothing. Our attempts to reach out to Mr. Reynolds for
permission to see her again have been rebuffed. We have only
been advised that the situation is being considered. This causes
my client concern and puts Emily Bates in limbo.”
“I see.” Mohr said.
“And that, sadly, brings us to the court for a resolution. If
you could please tell us who signed the order, we will be
happy to work with that person,” Stephen suggested.
“Judge Iona signed the order and that’s the extent of our
documents. Things were simpler back then, but there still
should have been more here.” Judge Mohr flipped open the
green file. “Copies of the petition for instance and doctors’
reports at the very least. We are simply going to have to
muddle through and try to reconstruct events. It will be
difficult given the amount of time that has passed, but we must
proceed in the letter and spirit of the law.”
“Perhaps, Your Honor would be kind enough to recuse
yourself in favor of Judge Iona.” Josie stood and addressed the
court, surprising the judge and annoying Stephen.
“Judge Mohr, my apologies. Given the personal nature of
this matter, I believe Ms. Bates finds it difficult to restrain
herself despite the excellence of her representation.”
Stephen clicked forward from the waist with a courtly bow.
Whether the gesture was one of apology or designed to regain
the spotlight was unclear.
“Understandable, Mr. Kyle,” Judge Mohr assured him as he
plucked up the one sheet of paper that was in the folder. “I
would actually be quite happy to shoot this right along to